How to Connect with Generation Alpha: Digital Natives, Preteens, and Family Discipleship w/ Korey Klein

Welcome to this episode of the Collide Kids Podcast! Host Christen Clark welcomes Korey Klein, director of SuperStart at Christ in Youth, who provides his insights into nurturing faith in Gen Alpha pre-teens.

Korey shares about the dynamic SuperStart events, where fourth through sixth graders experience energetic worship and gospel lessons. Highlighting Gen Alpha's digital-native upbringing and strong family influences, Korey stresses the essential role of parents and other family members in shaping faith, noting that 40% of Christian Gen Alpha kids never read the Bible.

Tune in to hear Korey's advice on using gifts to serve God, regardless of age, and join in on the family discussion questions provided to spark meaningful conversations.

Special Thanks to Jay Lee from provisionpods.com for editing this episode!

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Fostering Faith in Youth: "We get to put on fun events from January through April every year on the weekend for children's pastors, preteen pastors, to bring their kids for a weekend so they can intentionally just sit right by them, worship with them, hear from the word, hear the gospel, and give them a takeaway for kids to really know what the gospel is about and to share with others and to really grow in their faith."
— Korey Klein [00:04:40 → 00:05:00]

"Tired Eyes, Full Heart": "I say it's a tired eyes, full heart. That's kind of a season that we're living in and I couldn't be happier."
— Korey Klein [00:05:15 → 00:05:51]

**The Power of Interactive Teaching:** "It's not like, hey, someone just comes out and I'm going to talk to you for 20 minutes."
— Korey Klein [00:07:53 → 00:07:56]

Guarding Your Heart: "Guard your heart above all else. It determines the course of your life."
— Korey Klein [00:08:22 → 00:08:25]

"Gen Alpha's Open-Mindedness: 'They're kind of open. They're very open to things too. But like only about 16% of the study that I've read through about Gen Alpha showed that they, they were actually committed to a faith.'"
— Korey Klein [00:12:12 → 00:12:22]

"Gen Alpha and Faith Engagement": "For about 40% of Gen Alpha from this study that I'm going off of that, this place called One Hope, did they. Who would say. They who are Christians, 40% of them actually never read the Bible."
— Korey Klein [00:13:58 → 00:14:10]

"Modern Parenting and Digital Connection: Even in a game like Minecraft or Fortnite."
— Korey Klein [00:15:13 → 00:15:16]

"Be the Main Voice in a Sea of Influences": "But I think if we're talking about kids right now and a younger age, I would say, man, go for it. Even if it feels weird and you're like, man, they have so many other voices. Well, that's the thing, they do have so many other voices. So just be a voice in that and be the main voice."
— Korey Klein [00:18:32 → 00:18:48]

"Gen Alpha and Trust": "They trust family over institutions way more right now."
— Korey Klein [00:20:08 → 00:20:11]

Trust and Faith

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